tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3807660021744355874..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Sorry, Do I Know You? - Tamsyn MurrayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51760469198247599852015-01-25T15:54:36.253+00:002015-01-25T15:54:36.253+00:00Sue - glad you had a copy. And lucky you, looking ...Sue - glad you had a copy. And lucky you, looking much the same as the years go by. I had a baby and now look like Medusa's less-coiffed sister most days.<br /><br />Susan - shame! (Amazon Prime gets you a werewolf by 9pm tonight)<br /><br />Joan - good point! I have a lovely moody shot from the same photo shoot in case I ever want to write crime but I will be a huge disappointment in the flesh!<br /><br />It's probably a bit late to be good-looking young man...Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-3127685844571841792015-01-25T13:16:53.168+00:002015-01-25T13:16:53.168+00:00Good advice, Sue, though I do hanker a little for ...Good advice, Sue, though I do hanker a little for some dry ice and a wind machine!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-89678255622461041822015-01-25T10:43:16.065+00:002015-01-25T10:43:16.065+00:00Wouldn't worry about it, Joan. As long as the ...Wouldn't worry about it, Joan. As long as the kids are impressed by your talk, that will be fine - I say this as a secondary school teacher librarian. Of course, it might help to be a good-looking young man, but that's not something you can do anything about. ;-) We once had Will Kostakis, a young, attractive YA novelist who wrote his first book at 19(I gave him his very first rave review). There was a group of admiring girls around him, and one very jealous boyfriend looking daggers at him. Still - we had positive responses to even the older female writers who gave interesting talks. I'd just put up a book cover and blurb if you preferred that.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-31980615459554517062015-01-25T09:49:24.338+00:002015-01-25T09:49:24.338+00:00I was just thinking about this! It's not just...I was just thinking about this! It's not just how out-of-date we should go - it's should we have different photos for different target audiences? The photo I'm using at the moment (NOT the me-and-the-horse one) is recent enough but shows me as a chirpy cheerful grandmother type you'd be happy to invite to your primary school. With a YA novel coming out in May I think I should have one that's a bit more broody and cool. Black and white. Maybe some atmospheric/gently concealing fog ...<br /><br />P.S. I mean to lose the me-and-the-horse photo but not sure how! Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90387891986627201742015-01-25T09:39:11.134+00:002015-01-25T09:39:11.134+00:00Similar story, Sue - I was asked for a photo by my...Similar story, Sue - I was asked for a photo by my first publisher. I'm usually behind the lens, so there aren't many pictures of me, and this was a really nice one - they didn't use it, and then they lost it! Then I got my neighbour to take one with his new digital camera, and that's the one I still often use - but yes, it's ten years old now. But it has a life of its own - the local newspaper has it on file, so they use it still. I do use others, but that one still stands up best to being reproduced.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-35514970891446469542015-01-25T09:29:04.457+00:002015-01-25T09:29:04.457+00:00I once had a photo of me wearing a full-head werew...I once had a photo of me wearing a full-head werewolf mask. I wanted to use it, titled, 'The Author At Home.' Nobody would let me, and now it's been lost.<br />Anybody know where I can get a full-head werewolf mask these days? (Silly me: Amazon, of course. They'll probably deliver you a werewolf tomorrow.)Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51945468848428487822015-01-25T07:53:48.677+00:002015-01-25T07:53:48.677+00:00When I got my first contract, I was asked for a ph...When I got my first contract, I was asked for a photo. A friend of mine was a wonderful photographer looking to make a career of it. This was before the Internet, before digital cameras. My friend was very excited, as was I; we thought it might end up on a book cover. Not only was it not on a book cover, it wasn't even on publicity; the publicity department lost it. Fortunately, I kept a copy, which I've since scanned and yes, I do still use it, because it's the best photo of me ever taken. I don't look all that different, just a bit heavier. Hey, there are people who still know me from our SCHOOL days! The one on this profile was taken in 2010, at my first novel signing. It's not bad, but too informal to offer a publisher.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com